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- #13,462 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
- #4 in Vertical & Wall Planters
- #85 in Garden Pots
A. McKinnon
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2025
I ordered these because they were a great price for sure. They are sturdy and well made. The pots fit together fine, and I like that they come with the spinning saucers. They only thing I was disappointed in was that they are fairly small. Even looking at the measurements provided they were smaller than I imagined.
Milena Rangelov
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2024
We love this planter, I bought it to experiment with growing herbs and veggies on balcony and make a better use of vertical space. It worked out great. It is light-weight, easy to set up, and provides a ton of space for plants. I had a great success growing chard, lettuce, basil, dill, mint, peppers. Now I am experimenting with radishes. One thing to keep in mind is that plants should be arranged so that those that need most light go on the top and those with less light needs to the bottom. The whole planter with soil and plans is not heavy and can be moved around. Each level has a water reservoir at the bottom and that helps prevent over watering and provides water retention. All in all, I love it and would happily get one more.
Mikaela
Reviewed in Canada on June 6, 2024
So with all the levels it’s quite tall which means more herbs 🪴, I however use it on a table for a bit of privacy so it would be a little sillyWith all the levels as you can see I’m using only 3 . If it was on the ground maybe I’d use all the tiers . It’s pretty great, makes it easy to water and look after them all at the same times . Only down side Is you have to make sure you plant them closer to the edge so they don’t get crushed by the next level , and that doesn’t leave a whole Lotta room. But I think it looks nice .
Katherine Molloy
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2024
I love the color of this plantar! It was so easy to plant our fresh herbs. We have had it now for quite a few weeks and the qualify seems to be great as it has withstood storms and hot weather. It is easy to move, yet sturdy.
YellowOars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2024
This was a present but the person I gave it to seemed very pleased and is now planting it up. It looks like a clever idea.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2024
I bought this for herbs. It is nice. It gets heavy with dirt and plants. There isn't a whole lot of room for the plants once everything is assembled. I think with herbs, it will serve my purposes but I wouldn't put anything much bigger in there. I do have a difficult time watering it. The water usually stops out the side and the saucer on the bottom isn't large enough to catch the overage. You need to water it really slowly to keep everything contained.
Red Beard
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2023
Alright so this might be a long post, bare with me.Pros:First of all, these are thick which is great because they'll withstand the typical greenhouse abuse that's expected, you get 15 slots and they have soil separators.The soil separators are a great feature because potted plants tend to get root bound, the separators create air pockets beneath the soil so that when roots hit the air they stop growing and send a signal to the plant to send out new roots. From personal experience I can tell you that you'll get better growth and yield at harvest time.Now onto the cons and the following are the reasoning behind taking stars off. Hopefully the manufacturer reads this so that improvements can be made. Otherwise I will follow the cons with a section on how to adapt the kit.Cons:First and foremost, drainage is wrong. The location that put the drainage holes makes it so that water pools in the bottom of each planter level, maybe that's their intention but that creates a mosquito haven in each level.Second, the slits in the soil separators are too wife and allows for soil to get down into the pocket below which will lead to a mold situation as i had observed, mold is bad.Third, and this is on me not the manufacturer however they should note in the instructions to not go over 5 levels unless you have a center support to prevent toppling. Trust me, I learned the hard way. 😞Now onto advice and solutions plus plans i have to upgrade these kits, which i most likely will buy many more. Again, they're not bad, they just need tweaking.So as to the drainage, I suggest you drill some holes in the flat portions of the bottom so that you don't have standing water and silicone seal the premade drainage holes. Use a strip of window screen which is cheap and silicone it over the drainage holes you drilled to prevent insects, especially mosquitoes, from getting inside.Now onto the soil separators, cut to fit landscape fabric or window screen to prevent soil from getting down into the "aeration pocket" to prevent the drainage holes grom getting clogged.Third, do not go higher than 5 unless you have a center support. A 6 foot rebar pounded into the ground will suffice and prevent toppling.Improvements and tweaking i plan on doing.I am going vertical in my greenhouse next year so i plan on making improvements so I can achieve my goal of growing a lot of food in a small foot print.I will have sonotubes 2 feet in the ground with a 6 foot rebar in the center and concreted so that the base is stable. I will attach steel turntables/lazy susans to the concrete bases and bolt the tower bases so that the entire tower will turn freely. Using construction adhesive, every other level till have a beating glued where the venter hole is so that the plastic isn't rubbing against the rebar. Yes i know this is over engineering but doing these improvements will allow for tall towers and prevent tipping or toppling.I am also going to find a way to add an automatic watering system so that each tower can be hooked up to the irrigation system I have plumbed in already.In closing, these are really good towers and are thick. Depending on how you intend to use them will determine how well they work out. If you plan on having them stationary on a deck, then I would recommend the new drainage holes along with the screen/fabric and you can go 10 high. If on soil, then please add a center support so you don't suffer the failure I have. Now if you plan on going gonzo like me which would be 10 levels high with turntables so the towers can be spun not just for ease of access, but to provide every plant equal amounts of sun, then you have the blueprints i laid out above. I do plan on buying more because greenstalks are so expensive and my upgrades to these will save a ton of money, just make sure you come up with a game plan based upon hownyou intend to use these. In the future I will post pictures as an update and if the manufacturer wants I'll provide them with photos so that customers can see the different ways of utilizing these towers.
CeSant
Reviewed in Mexico on January 1, 2023
Hubiera sido más feliz con unas 10 pero el precio es alto
Sherrynne
Reviewed in Australia on April 18, 2023
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StayC
Reviewed in Canada on April 13, 2023
you'll find several vertical garden tower options on amazon, and this one had the best price and seemed to be a decent product. I was happily surprised by the quality and size of the tower pieces. A very high quality thick plastic used, and excellent sized stacking pots. Can't wait to fill this up and start growing my strawberries and herbs in it, I know I'll get a lot of plants in this!
Rebecca King
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2020
I just truly love this planter. Very easy to put together and sturdy once the soil and plants go in. The space for the plant is quite small on the layers, but plants do surprisingly well in them. As you might can tell from my pictures the impatiens are incredibly happy! It does appear that it was designed so excess water will drain to each below layer, but I have found that I need to water each layer individually. I've been tricked where the top layer is damp but all lower layers were dry as a bone, so I just remove one layer at a time and water it. It's not too cumbersome and easy to do. Overall, a lovely addition to the balcony that adds tons of planting space in a compact frame.
MSG
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2018
Love this! The planter went together easily, was easy to plant & stack the tiers, is stable, and will look great once the plants take off. The root stock is just getting started. I planted ever-bearing strawberry plants in the planter and plan to give it to my mom for Christmas. She had rabbits eat her strawberry plants in her garden this summer, and what the rabbits didn't eat, the hail destroyed. With the planter she can grow her strawberries indoors or out on her patio. I also picked up a wheeled plant stand so they'll move easily from one spot to another if she wants to move it. She can sit in her lawn chair and pick berries next summer!
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